Croatian Traffic Fine (Prekršajni Nalog): Paying, Objecting, Cameras

A speeding, red-light or parking offence in Croatia ends in a misdemeanour order — for most traffic offences an obvezni prekršajni nalog, which the police must issue for fines up to €1,000 (the limit since 15 August 2026). It names the offence, the fine and the period to pay, and it is sent to you, abroad by post too.

Pay two thirds — or object

• Paying two thirds of the fine within the period printed on the order counts as paying all of it. Pay to the account and with the reference number on the order.
• To dispute it, send an objection (prigovor) to the office that issued the order within 8 days of delivery: say that you did not commit the offence, or that the penalty is wrong. Paying counts as giving up the objection.
• Since 15 August 2026, if you object and the court confirms the order, the two-thirds discount is lost — you pay the whole fine.

Enter the day you received the order on this page and the site counts the 8 days; a period ending on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday runs to the next working day. If police stop you, they can also take half the fine on the spot for smaller offences, and then there is no case at all.

Camera fines, company and hire cars

When a camera cannot show who was driving, the police first ask the car's owner. The owner must give the details of one person who drove within 15 days; not answering, or naming several possible drivers, is a separate offence with a fine of €660–1,990 — often more than the speeding itself. A rental company passes the hirer's details on, so the order then comes to you.

Parking

Stopping and parking are checked by the town's traffic wardens (prometni redar), also from photos and video. In a paid zone the parking company leaves a daily ticket (dnevna karta); the ticket says how to pay, and complaints go to that company (in Zagreb, Zagrebparking).

If you do not pay

• A final, unpaid fine goes into the register of unpaid fines or the misdemeanour records.
• Someone living abroad who did not pay may be taken before a misdemeanour court when they next enter Croatia, and the fine can be replaced by imprisonment; border police see unpaid offences of non-residents in their system.
• EU countries exchange car-owner data, and a final fine can be passed to your EU home country to collect.

A lawyer for speeding fines can check the order, write the objection in Croatian within the 8 days or name the driver for you; for other penalties see fines and administrative penalties.